Freckles help solve a decades-long mystery

Houston forensic expert eases family's pain after decades

Three freckles viewable in a childhood photo helped forensic anthropologist Sharon Derrick and her team identify the body of Paulette Jaster, 25, who was killed in Houston in 1980 after being hit by a drunken driver.

Three freckles viewable in a childhood photo helped forensic...

Freckles on the young woman's face solved a mystery that has lingered here for decades.

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